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The article argues that college bundles education and signaling (of competence). And that as information becomes more available, and college tuition costs skyro
by jononor 8y ago
The article argues that college bundles education and signaling (of competence). And that as information becomes more available, and college tuition costs skyrocket new signalling mechanisms are emerging / will emerge.
What are these new signaling mechanisms?
- mc32 8y agoSearchable information? Things people publish or is written about them. Instead of proxies like educational institutions you get to examine them via other evidence. So education remains important but renown of institution as proxy for the individual goes away?
- helen___keller 8y agoI would imagine it depends on the industry. In software, things like side projects, githubs, knowing the latest hip technologies, and being able to whip up the coolest algorithms during interviews are strong signals.